Russia, Imperial. A Set Of Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment Retired Lieutenant General Epaulettes, With Case, By P.a. Fokin Hold the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit”

the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit” (German- For Bravery) within a laurel wreath tied together at the base

Manufactured in Alpaca “Feinsilber” by Johann Wagner & Sohn

and an intact and functional horizontal pinback

which was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying French fighter aircraft

Russia, Imperial. A Set Of Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment Retired Lieutenant General Epaulettes, With Case, By P.a. Fokin Hold the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit”( ). A very well preserved, privately purchased set of epaulettes belonging to a retired Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment. Each epaulette is constructed of a padded, smooth red wool base, topped by a layer of fine woven silver aluminum wire threading. Both are trimmed at the exterior with an array of silver aluminum wire tassels, emanating from a cascading fringe of identical construction. The outer edge of each is